The Department of Transport and Main Roads has awarded Kinetic a new, five-year contract to provide on demand transport (ODT) services along the Gold Coast.
First introduced in October 2025; the service has served more than 320,645 passengers to date – with more than 1.7 million kilometres travelled across the network thus far.
The service links passengers to wider bus, heavy rail and light services, and, following the contract award, will become a permanent, long-term fixture within the broader Gold Coast public transport network.
Kinetic has announced that it will introduce two brand-new, fully accessible, zero-emission buses to the Gold Coast ODT fleet in September, marking a step towards a cleaner on demand network along the Gold Coast.
Kinetic General Manager (Gold Coast) Matt Thompson:We've been proud to operate this service since its trial began in 2022, and securing this contract means we can continue to invest in the service and the community it supports.
The Gold Coast community has backed ODT all the way, and the numbers speak for themselves.
What started as a trial has become an essential part of how people get around, connecting them with trains, light rail and bus services across the region, and the introduction of zero-emission buses to our on-demand fleet is an exciting step for green transportation on the Gold Coast.
On demand transport plays an important role in connecting passengers to the broader public transport network, and we look forward to continuing to work with the Queensland Government to grow and enhance the service.
The new contract will commence on 1 May 2026.
